House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Thursday told reporters that the so-called Hastert Rule “was never a rule to begin with.”
“And certainly my prerogative, or my intention, is to always pass bills with strong Republican support,” Boehner said at a Capitol Hill press conference.
The New York Times on Thursday published a report on the House of Representatives’ violations of the rule. According to the Times’ tally, the House has passed legislation without majority Republican support four times so far in 2013.
